PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Nicaragua, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 99.9% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Nicaragua peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2017.
Nicaragua ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 99.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 99.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More urban development data for Nicaragua
- Population in the largest city 26.9% (2025)
- Population density 56.7 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 20.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.12 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 9.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.12 million (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 21.61 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Nicaragua?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Nicaragua was 99.9% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Nicaragua ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.